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No W-League ultimatum for Perry

Joe Barton and Laine Clark

W-League boss Damien de Bohun says he won't lay down an ultimatum to Ellyse Perry to commit full-time to soccer, as teammates and coaches were left in the dark over who the multi-sport commodity will represent this weekend.

Perry will make a decision on Wednesday morning about whether she will play for the NSW Breakers in their Twenty20 cricket title against Western Fury, or help Sydney FC in their W-League semi-final against Brisbane Roar.

The 22-year-old, caught in an eternal tug-of-war between the two sports because of her love and proficiency in both, spoke with Breakers coach Joanne Broadbent on Tuesday morning before chatting with coach Alen Stajcic at Sydney FC training at night.

Perry has previously split her loyalties in big events - choosing an A-League semi-final over a WCT20 final two years ago but playing in the ICC World Twenty20 ahead of the 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup.

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But neither side is confident of securing the star allrounder's services for their crucial clashes on Saturday.

"She holds her cards very close to her chest," Broadbent told AAP.

"Obviously we're looking at selecting her, I don't think that's any great secret. And we want her to play.

"But it's also not that pressure that we're going to hold a gun to your head if you don't (choose cricket) we pull the trigger.

"I think it's very important, and I've been like this the whole season, that you lay your cards on the table.

"And she's got all the information required from us."

Perry left Canberra United in September last year after being handed an ultimatum to choose between the two sports by United chief executive Heather Reid - but de Bohun said the W-League won't place similar pressure on the young star.

"Having spent a lot of time with Ellyse, my view is that she has managed playing both sports exceptionally well," de Bohun said.

"She adds a lot to whatever team she is playing in.

"And the fact that she is creating so much press is good for women's sport.

"So there is no ultimatum for us, we are happy with what Ellyse decides.

"... The most important thing is that she is happy to do what she is doing.

"As a dual international she has made an unparalleled impact on female sport in this country over the years."

Sydney FC and Matildas teammate Sam Kerr wasn't even aware Perry faced such a difficult choice until it was mentioned at the W-League finals launch in Brisbane on Tuesday.

"People told me they saw it on Twitter. I'm not really sure what is going to happen there," Kerr said.

"Obviously we would be happy to have Ellyse but we knew from the start of the season that she has other commitments